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Cardiff Metropolitan University

In research, Cardiff Metropolitan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,603 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,257 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,776 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,927
of 28,054 · #4,142 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#111
of 1,094
Research works
4.1k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
96k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Cardiff Metropolitan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,603 of 10,521 24.4%525 #1267
Physical SciencesDomain #3,257 of 12,888 28.8%275 #5696
Social SciencesField #1,776 of 6,365 26.8%232 #1600
Health SciencesDomain #3,401 of 11,982 21.2%256 #3129
Computer ScienceField #1,349 of 4,667 36.9%122 #2431
MedicineField #3,164 of 10,443 20.2%189 #3654
Life SciencesDomain #3,224 of 7,800 27.3%90 #3396
EngineeringField #3,000 of 6,636 22.3%84 #5428
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,352 of 2,578 28.0%72 #487
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,355 of 2,578 24.7%82 #1037

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cardiff Metropolitan University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,267 #1,603
  2. Physical Sciences#5,696 #3,257
  3. Social Sciences#1,600 #1,776
  4. Health Sciences#3,129 #3,401
  5. Computer Science#2,431 #1,349
  6. Medicine#3,654 #3,164
  7. Life Sciences#3,396 #3,224
  8. Engineering#5,428 #3,000
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#487 #1,352
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,037 #1,355
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Cardiff Metropolitan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 35.1 works12×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 25.7 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 189 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.22× its world share, 112 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard and Robyn L. Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cardiff Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Nigel Morgan United Kingdom · #14,166 worldwide 435 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Annette Pritchard United Kingdom · #37,153 worldwide 346 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Robyn L. Jones United Kingdom · #87,938 worldwide 273 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Gary Beauchamp United Kingdom · #90,271 worldwide 195 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Sheldon Hanton United Kingdom · #113,353 worldwide 258 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jane Lewis United Kingdom · #135,041 worldwide 81 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Mike Hughes United Kingdom · #138,874 worldwide 132 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Donald A. Chu United Kingdom · #184,474 worldwide 109 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Rhodri S. Lloyd United Kingdom · #186,887 worldwide 131 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jon L. Oliver United Kingdom · #212,047 worldwide 130 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Which keywords describe research at Cardiff Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Injury Prevention, Deep Learning, High-Intensity Interval Training, Public Health, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Epidemiology and Athletic Training.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology54▲ 1.19×84 topics
  2. Deep Learning52▲ 1.34×66 topics
  3. Machine Learning50▲ 1.33×61 topics
  4. Public Health38▲ 2.2×34 topics
  5. Mental Health37▲ 2.2×31 topics
  6. Healthcare30▲ 2.4×20 topics
  7. Risk Factors29▲ 2.3×24 topics
  8. Social Media26▲ 1.59×18 topics
  9. Internet of Things25▲ 2.5×17 topics
  10. Qualitative Research23▲ 2.3×14 topics
  11. Well-being22▲ 5.1×13 topics
  12. Physical Activity22▲ 4.0×12 topics
  13. Injury Prevention22▲ 15×4 topics
  14. High-Intensity Interval Training20▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Prevention19▲ 3.9×9 topics
  16. Athletic Training19▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Resistance Training18▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Performance Analysis18▲ 7.4×2 topics
  19. Gender18▲ 3.0×18 topics
  20. Social Support18▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Muscle Injuries17▲ 23×1 topic
  22. Sports Injury17▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Security17▲ 2.3×15 topics
  24. Physiological Demands17▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Training Load17▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Leadership16▲ 3.0×15 topics
  27. Neoliberalism15▲ 3.6×15 topics
  28. IoT Security15▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Motor Imagery15▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Sport Psychology14▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Health Promotion14▲ 3.7×12 topics
  32. Athlete Development13▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Expert Performance13▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Community Development13▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Academic Achievement12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation12▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Urban Regeneration11▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Mega Events10▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Sport Tourism10▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Masculinity10▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Cardiff Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts.

Sports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 17 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…13Sport Psychology and Performance: 13 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…10Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 8 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…8Sports, Gender, and Society: 8 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene7Food Safety and Hygiene: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 6 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 6 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 13 works
  4. 4 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  6. 6 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 8 works
  8. 8 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 7 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies of British Isles History 6 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cardiff Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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